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News North Korea protests proposed UN General Assembly rights resolution
North Korea protests proposed UN General Assembly rights resolution
Michael Sung
November 22, 2008 10:54:00 am

North Korea has strongly protested a proposed UN General Assembly resolution calling on North Korea to "respect fully all human rights and fundamental freedoms" and put an end to its violations of human rights. The resolution, which was...

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News UN torture panel criticizes China human rights record
UN torture panel criticizes China human rights record
Michael Sung
November 22, 2008 10:01:00 am

The UN Committee Against Torture on Friday expressed deep concern over continued allegations that China authorities continued the routine and widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment of suspects to extract confessions. In its Observations at the...

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News Myanmar opposition leaders receive 65-year prison terms
Myanmar opposition leaders receive 65-year prison terms
Michael Sung
November 15, 2008 10:59:00 am

A closed court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced three top pro-democracy leaders to 65 years in prison, relatives of the leaders told AFP Saturday. Activists Min Ko Naing , Ko Ko Gyu, and...

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News Kentucky Klan members ordered to pay $2.5 million for racially motivated attack
Kentucky Klan members ordered to pay $2.5 million for racially motivated attack
Michael Sung
November 15, 2008 10:14:00 am

A Kentucky jury Friday ordered three members of the Imperial Klans of America (IKA), including "Imperial Wizard" Ron Edwards, to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages for a racially motivated attack against Jordan...

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News Federal court rules against part of terrorism finance law
Federal court rules against part of terrorism finance law
Michael Sung
November 8, 2008 10:48:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon has ruled that the US Treasury Department's freezing of the assets of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation violated the organization's due processes rights because it...

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News Myanmar court sentences opposition lawyers to prison
Myanmar court sentences opposition lawyers to prison
Michael Sung
November 8, 2008 10:03:00 am

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced two lawyers from the National League for Democracy (NLD to four month prison terms for being "disrespectful" while representing dissident students. The US Department of State...

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News UN human rights committee urges Japan to abolish death penalty
UN human rights committee urges Japan to abolish death penalty
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 11:54:00 am

The UN Human Rights Committee on Friday urged Japan to take steps to abolish the death penalty , reiterating its concern that the number of crimes punished by death in Japan has not been reduced and...

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News Libya makes final payment to terrorism compensation fund
Libya makes final payment to terrorism compensation fund
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 10:39:00 am

US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch announced Friday that Libya has made its final deposit to a $1.5 billion fund for US terrorism victims. Under a US-Libya agreement concluded in August, President...

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News Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
Michael Sung
November 1, 2008 10:12:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo Bay detainees. One detainee was transferred to Tajikistan and one to Kazakhstan. DOD hailed the move as proof...

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News Khadr military commission trial delayed until January
Khadr military commission trial delayed until January
Michael Sung
October 25, 2008 11:31:00 am

A US military judge on Friday rescheduled the trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr for January 26. US Army Col. Patrick Parrish granted the defense's motion for an independent psychological and psychiatric examination [Globe...

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